ATCS Monitor

Download and Installation

To use this program click on the link below to download the Zip file onto your computer. This file includes the layout files for the Ft Wayne Metro Area that includes the CSX (former B&O) from Ripley to Sherwood because of it's close proximity to Ft Wayne, and the MCP information to be added.

You will also need to download the latest version of the ATCSMon program which can be found here. Please note that you must join this yahoo group in order to download the program. It is a good idea to join however because once you get into this, you'll realize the technologies true potential and being able to have instant access to files for wherever you're headed is great.

Ft Wayne ATCS Package Download

Step 1: Download and unpack the zip file to an easy to get-to location. Your desktop is probably the easiest place.

Step 2: Click on the self-installing ATCSMon file that you downloaded from the site to begin installation. Follow all the default options to install the program on your computer

Step 3: Copy the file Ft Wayne.ini into the installation directory. This should be C:/Program Files/ATCS Monitor/

Step 4: Copy the file  Ft Wayne Metro13.lay into the folder labeled "Layouts" in the program directory

Step 5: Copy the file  Ft Wayne Metro Complete.mdb into the folder labeled "MCPs"

Start the program

-Select "Open" and choose the file labeled "Ft Wayne.ini"

-Under Configure; select MCP Information. Select "Import" and choose the Ft Wayne Metro Complete.mdb file that you copied into the MCP's folder

-After that has finished loading, select close, and save the whole thing.

It should automatically start listening for data and displaying it on the screen. If not, click the play arrow on the toolbar. To view the visual display select View and Dispatcher Display

More information on the program and related topics can be found at the ATCSMonitor website

For those just looking for server information and files, here's whats available in our area. If you know of a file or server not listed here, please send the information my way and I'll get it added to this database.

Server Location	Railroad/Division/District	Coverage Area	Server Address	Port	Layout	MCP file
Ft Wayne, IN	NS/Lake/Huntington, Chicago, Fostoria, New Castle CSX - Garret Sub	Most of Ft Wayne & New Haven & up to Butler Ripley-Sherwood	fwaudio.dyndns.org   fwatcs.dyndns.org	4800   4800	Download	Download
Ft Wayne, IN	CSX/Great Lakes/Garrett Sub	Suman - Indo	fwatcs.dyndns.org	4800	Download	Download
	CSX/Great Lakes/Garret-Willard Sub	Indo-Republic	fwatcs.dyndns.org deshler.ohiorailroads.com fostoria.homeip.net	4800 4800 4800	Download	Download